Michael Vidrine

“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
― Albert Einstein

“The priest must not postpone this union with the Holy Spirit to a more convenient season (Acts 24:25). If he neglects growth, decay sets in. There comes a time when it is too late to repent, even to ask for a drop of water to ‘cool my tongue’ (Lk 16:24).”
― Fulton J. Sheen, The Priest Is Not His Own

“Judas took the money back to the temple priests. So is it always. When we give up our Lord for any earthly thing sooner or later it disgusts us; we no longer wanted it.”
― Fulton J. Sheen, The Priest Is Not His Own

“There are times when words are extra, like raindrops on drenched grass. There are times for holding. He held her...”
― Bud Macfarlane Jr.